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...policy is clear in El Salvador, it is much less so in other areas of the world. Nor has Haig yet prevailed on several all-important questions; the Administration is still subject to divided counsel. A roundup of positions, lack of positions, prospects and problems...
Negotiations with the Soviets. The Administration was clearly caught off guard by Brezhnev's unexpected proposal for a summit conference with Reagan, and is uncertain how to respond. While no U.S. official is pressing for an early summit, Haig is receptive to the idea of some kind of talks aimed at defining a "code of conduct" that the superpowers should obey...
...knows that the European allies are especially eager for new talks on arms limitation, which would go hand in hand with a Western military buildup. At this point Haig would convey a far-from-specific message to the Soviets: If you want to enjoy the fruits...
...elsewhere. But he is getting flak from members of the White House staff who have deep sympathy for Taiwan, which is pushing the U.S. to sell it such advanced military equipment as F-16/79 fighters Peking is furiously opposed. It will take all of Haig's bureaucratic and diplomatic skill to work out an equitable solution...
...Poland. Haig has spent much tune in his early weeks working out a strategy to deter a possible Soviet invasion. He has won general agreement from the European allies that breaking political and economic ties with the Soviet Union would be the appropriate response. How to shore up Poland so that it can maintain a tenuous independence from the U.S.S.R. is another question. The country is on the verge of economic collapse and needs $11 billion in new hard-currency credits to stay afloat, but Haig is unwilling to organize a Western rescue effort unless the Warsaw government promises...